Sec. 13b-351. (Formerly Sec. 16-167). Approach to station. Forfeiture.
Sec. 13b-351. (Formerly Sec. 16-167). Approach to station. Forfeiture. Each
railroad company shall maintain a convenient and safe approach for vehicles to each of
its passenger stations from the highway and, for a reasonable time before and after the
arrival of any passenger train stopping at such station, shall keep such approach free
from obstruction. The Commissioner of Transportation may make such orders as he
deems necessary and reasonable in each such case to which his attention is called. Any
company violating such an order shall forfeit to the state one hundred dollars for each
day of such violation.
(1949 Rev., S. 5549; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 571, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136.)
History: P.A. 75-486 substituted "public utilities control authority" for "commission", i.e. public utilities commission,
effective December 1, 1975; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted "commissioner of transportation" for "public utilities
control authority", effective January 1, 1979; in 1981 Sec. 16-167 transferred to Sec. 13b-351.